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Into the Parsley Woods by Rick V.

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Published: January 6, 2026 01:00

The themed-level is a trope in old platformer games that are almost expected. The snow level, the water level, the space level, and so on. We always see them coming but aren’t ever that delighted to see them. Except for the ol’ spooky level. Every person…

January 2026: Mario’s Picross (1995)

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Published: January 1, 2026 01:00

We’ve gathered up the ticker tape at Yokoi HQ and put away the lights. The candles are burnt, the tree is outside by the dumpster. It’s time for a deep breath. January’s game is a sleeper hit of a puzzle game, Mario’s Picross. We thought it might be nice…

Wario Land: Where Being Bad is Good – Jeff Brown

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Published: December 26, 2025 20:19

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 is the third and final entry in the Super Mario Land series on the Game Boy. Wario himself debuted in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as the new bad guy for Mario. He was a wild-eyed lunatic who stole Mario’s castle and…

December 2025 – Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land

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Published: December 3, 2025 10:41

It’s the holidays! What better way to celebrate the season than with a greedy protagonist in the acquisition of coins? Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land is December’s game! This was Nolen’s pick and, in the spirit of the snowy times, he’s ready to give it a…

December 2025 – Great Greed

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Published: November 3, 2025 01:22

It’s very rare to find a Game Boy game I haven’t heard of, but that’s exactly what the boys-in-the-backroom have dug up for November! We’re playing Namco’s Great Greed, a lesser known RPG! This looks like a fun one! There’s a food themed world, odd…

It’s Slime Time: Ghostbusters II – Paul Palmer

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Published: October 19, 2025 22:37

Paul wrote a blog post about Ghostbusters II. READ IT HERE! Paul is a librarian who spends most of his time thinking about retro games, and thinking he should be playing more instead of thinking about them. He likes to make 3D prints of pixel art. You can…

October 2025 – Ghostbusters II (1990)

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Published: October 1, 2025 14:26

The boys-in-the-backroom have the place looking festive with a web of orange and black crepe paper crawling across the ceiling. Along the back wall, a card table stands wearily under the weight of a coffee urn (now filled with spiced cider) and a tray of…

Crowded Castle by Josh Nickerson

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Published: September 25, 2025 14:46

Josh is a cartoonist and illustrator who has far more Game Boy cartridges than he really needs. Find him on Bluesky and Instagram @joshnickerson83.

September 2025: The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle (1990)

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Published: September 1, 2025 04:00

::bursts through your screen like the kool-aid man:: [unintelligible] SEPTEMBER [frothing] BUGS BUNNY CRAZY CASTLE! Oh goodness, friends, I’m very excited about this month’s game. The Crazy Castle series is one of my all-time favorites. I could probably…

We Don’t Need Another Hero – Rick V.

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Published: August 27, 2025 23:35

I am enjoying this game despite how frustrating it can be. The thing that keeps me coming back is all the weird enemies. In the first couple of stages alone you have a Baxter the Fly, a Batman and a flying spinning skull man. They get kookier as the game…